Gig no 3. Where? Comedy Virgins, Stockwell - LOOK, I’LL STOP RIGHT NOW COZ I CAN’T WAIT - I WON. I WON THE NIGHT. I WON A TROPHY. It’s as big as my thumb and has a barcode on it instead of my name BUT IT’S A TROPHY SO I AM NOW OFFICIALLY AN AWARD-WINNING COMIC. … Continue reading OHHH YES, HOPLEY IS AN AWARD WINNING COMIC. FACT.
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THE SCOUSE THING
Gig no 2. Where? The same frigging place as last time. Blackout at Up the Creek. Why? Because I’m THAT stupid. Oh and I’m a terrier with a bone. Only it’s my own bone and I’m actually self-harming. Lesson number one from the last Blackout: first impressions are CRUCIAL. And talking of first impressions… What did … Continue reading THE SCOUSE THING
Virgin No More! (again)
Gig no. 1 (Actually Gig 4 but, like Madonna, I am being Touched for the Very First Time). Where? Blackout at Up the Creek, Greenwich. There’s a little bar and tiny kitchen and a decent-sized comedy room - 275 capacity. You can’t get a 5 minute slot at Up the Creek without winning the Blackout gong … Continue reading Virgin No More! (again)
Random Third Gig
The Lowdown, Downstairs at The Albany, 2008… I had done acting with a comedy genius who I named Tommy Toon because of his excellent face. (He is in fact, a properly named gentleman called Tom Golding). Like me, he was torn between wanting to be a serious hactor and following his comedy dreams. He has … Continue reading Random Third Gig
Mystery 2nd gig
At some point I did another one. Probably in Manchester, definitely in a pub but couldn’t tell you where and, in an attempt to not be mute with fear, in character. I took a glass of water onstage as if it was gin and behaved like a drunk Bette Midler. Can’t remember any of the … Continue reading Mystery 2nd gig
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